Professor Frances Blumenfeld

Biography

Dr Frances Blumenfeld is Programme Director and Clinical lead on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She read psychology, sociology and anthropology at Tel Aviv University Israel, trained in the early 80's in clinical psychology in Israel.She obtained a statement of equivalence from British Psychological Society 1992. She undertook a top-up doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UEA which was completed in 2008 and entitled Empathy and Attachment amongst Young Offenders. From 1992-1997 she lived in the USA and worked in mental health counselling and mediation. She undertook a family therapy training at Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. In her early career before starting her clinical training and whilst undertaking it she worked in research in criminology. Since coming back to England in 1998, she has worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Cambridge. She worked for seven years of that time in the Cambridgeshire Youth Offending Team. She works clinically in a child and adolescent mental health service. Her research interests are in the interface between mental health and the criminal justice system. She joined Essex in December 2008.

Qualifications

• B.A. Psychology and Sociology and Anthropology, University Tel Aviv, Israel

• M.A. Clinical Psychology, University Tel Aviv, Israel

• D.Clin.Psy. UEA

Appointments

University of Essex

• Divisional Lead for Psychological therapies, University of Essex (1/10/2020 - present)